iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $964M invested in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
233% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 6
192% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 13
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $795M → $964M (+$169M)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 80 (+14)
5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 37.2% → 42.2% (+5%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$26.2M |
| 3 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$23.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$14.1M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BFEC
76
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $44K | – | – | – |
|
|
RWG
77
Regal Wealth Group
Seal Beach,
California
| $12K | +$12.4K | +177 | New |
|
|
WA
78
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $9K | +$70 | +1 | +0.8% |
|
|
QI
79
QS Investors
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
80
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $169 | +$87.3K | +1,250 | +105% |
|
81
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5.1M | -76,122 | Closed |
|
|
BIM
82
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$502K | -7,491 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
83
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$464K | -6,928 | Closed |
|
84
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$346K | -5,171 | Closed |
|
|
RIA
85
Regal Investment Advisors
Kentwood,
Michigan
| – | -$13K | -195 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
86
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | -16 | Closed |
|
ACWV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
80 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $964M — up 21% from $795M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new ACWV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $99.4M.
- 80 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) as of Q4 2015, up from 66 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $964M of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Prudential plc, an estimated $99.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.